Trance states: a theoretical model and cross-cultural analysis

There will be a relationship between amnesia and trance state, particularly possession

Amnesia was found to occur in conjunction with possession, not soul flight

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p < 0.001	tau= .16	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Trance Type	Dependent	Shamans And Psychotherapists, Revelation And Divination
Amnesia	I (binary)	Physiological Data, Shamans And Psychotherapists

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Winkelman, Michael James	1986	There will be a relationship between illness and trance states, particularly possession	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greenbaum, Lenora	1973	Societies with slavery and/or stratification will be more likely to have possession trance (50).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Greenbaum, Lenora	1973	Possession trance will be more prevalent among societies with greater role and structure differentiation (54).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Swanson, Guy E.	1978	A society's reliance on hunting and fishing will be positively associated with the presence of active trance (269).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Swanson, Guy E.	1978	Controlling for sustenance from hunting and fishing, the number of jurisdictional levels will be related to trance (270).	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author